I only work 40 hours a week max with weekends off, which is a luxury for most.

Merely tell the party that hosed you (if they really did) that;"If this is not rectified within 5 business days I will make it a point to tell EVERYONE how you failed to handle the situation; this includes people I meet; at church, at Little League, at PTA, at Lodge, in line at Starbucks or the grocery, at the bus stop, on forums at our local community bulletin board.

THe proposed development is a luxury apartments over retail building with an underground parking garage.

A" product is much more desirable than a B or C product that carries more risk.Most "A" product is owned by national corporations and leased by national tenants except for a few mom and pop spaces.These have a much lower chance of default with corporate guarantees and thus a lower rate.B or C product in suburban to rural areas is even more at risk than urban cores for lending.In many markets Multifamily and Hotels are in a buy pattern and lending is strong as most lenders see low risk at the prices buyers can purchase for.Hospitality sectors such as lodges,water parks,ski resorts are still getting pounded with a slow recovery.Industrial still seems to be doing well in many markets.Retail and Office as still seen as very weak and risky for lenders unless you have a strong B to an A product in urban cores that have already started to recover.

Just in the past four month I've seen new townhomes being built and 13 luxury homes right down the road from me are breaking ground.

However, with luxury market homes, design, ammenities, and an eye for resale risk problems is crucial.As with any flip, time is your enemy and in this strategy, that is more true than ever.Selling the finished product typically takes much longer than the standard homes so expect longer hold times.

We will now be meeting at the Cavallotti Lodge in Nanaimo.

Hello BPers,My firm has a long history of building luxury spec houses in Miami and throughout South Florida.

I also found management to be in the 30-45% range, there's also a lodging tax.

Jonathan Orr,if you have the investment money to take on big projects I would talk to the city of Garden Grove planning office about their numerous redevelopment opportunities on Harbor Blvd between Orangewood Ave and Garden Grove Blvd.They just built a massive resort there called Great Wolf Lodge and it desperately needs neighbors like new restaurants,shopping,and more hotels to fill up the space between it and Chapman Ave.They have everything you need plus tax incentives to make it worth investing in the new south end of the Disneyland resort area.